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paulownia
noun
uk /pɔːˈləʊ.ni.ə/ us /pɑːˈloʊ.ni.ə/
[ C or U ]
an Asian tree that has large, heart-shaped leaves:
We cut back the paulownias every year so that they produce much larger leaves.
The farm contains several paulownia groves.
It will be the first time hybrid Paulownia trees, which can absorb 10 times as much carbon as native forests, will be planted in Britain.
[ U ]
the wood of the paulownia tree, used to make furniture and musical instruments, and in building :
They make furniture and other objects from walnut, oak, cherry, paulownia, ash, and poplar.
He showed me a little box made of paulownia wood.
Paulownia trees were first introduced into the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Scientists have been studying the remarkable growth rate of the paulownia.
The villagers struggle to make a living by growing bananas or paulownias.
Most of the land is covered with maples, paulownias, and elders.
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